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MEDICAID MEDICAID MEDICAID MEDICAID MEDICAID MEDICAID MEDICAID d. Deeming applies even when the child is temporarily absent from the home. A temporary absence exists when: 1. The child leaves the household but intends to, and does, return in the same month or the following month; or 2. The child is away at school but returns home on some weekends, holidays, or vacations and is subject to parental control. Consider the parent(s) or stepparent an ineligible parent when they are not pending SSI, receiving SSI or would not have been eligible for SSI. To determine if the parent would have been eligible for SSI, the parent must be aged, blind or disabled. Blindness and disability is established when the parent has been determined eligible for any type of permanent disability/blind benefits, such as SSA, VA, or Retirement Disability Benefits, and is determined financially eligible. When the parent is not aged or has not been determined eligible for some type of permanent disability/blindness benefits, consider the parent an SSI ineligible parent. If the child is only living with a stepparent (natural/adoptive parent is not in the home) deeming does not apply. If the child is living with a natural/adoptive parent and a stepparent, deeming will apply. F-320.2 Parent to Child Deeming Budget – General Instructions

The following types of parental income are excluded when determining the amount of deemed income: a. Any portion of a grant, scholarship or fellowship used to pay tuition or fees; b. Money received for providing foster care to an ineligible child; c. Any income used to comply with the terms of court–ordered support or support payments enforced under Title IV–D; d. Disaster Assistance. Deeming never applies when the parent(s) or stepparent receives TANF, VA pension or other federal or state assistance based on need. F-320.3 Deeming Computation a. Determine the ineligible parent/stepparent's total unearned income. b. Determine if an SSI ineligible child(ren) allocation is applicable. The allocation is applicable if there are a dependent (natural or adoptive) child(ren) who are: 1. Under age 18 OR under age 21 and are students regularly attending a school, college or university or a course of vocational or technical training to prepare for gainful employment; and F-320.1 Division of Welfare and Supportive Services LONG TERM CARE SERVICES Medical Assistance Manual GENERAL DEEMING PROVISIONS – DEEMING COMPUTATION 24 Sept MTL 05/24